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Shogomoc River Pedestrian Bridge
Shogomoc River Pedestrian Bridge is a 265-foot suspension bridge in Canterbury, New Brunswick. It officially opened in October 2011. It is part of the Trans Canada Trail and the Sentier NB Trail network. Sentier NB Trail provided $305,000 toward the project. It is known as the final non-motorized trail link between the town of Grand Bay–Westfield and the border of the province of Quebec. Valerie Pringle Valerie Pringle ( née Whittingham, born 5 September 1953) is a Canadian television host and journalist, hosting the Canadian edition of ''Antiques Roadshow'' on CBC since 2006. Pringle was born in Windsor, Ontario. Pringle began her career in ... was present as a Trans Canada Trail representative during the ribbon cutting ceremony. References *http://www.sentiernbtrail.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=0&sobi2Id=9&Itemid=&lang=en *https://archive.today/20131218122640/http://nben.ca/en/my-nb-eco-community/events/viewevent/242-shogomoc-bridge-gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury, New Brunswick
Canterbury is an unincorporated community in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It held village status prior to 2023. The community is west of the Trans-Canada Highway at the intersection of Route 122 and Route 630. It is named for Thomas Manners-Sutton (1814–77), later third Viscount Canterbury, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick from 1854-1861. Parrish erected in 1855. History Tracing its roots to the forestry and railway industries, Canterbury was once was home to over 1,000 residents and served as a service centre for the surrounding area of western York County. There were at least three general stores, a small department store, a railway hotel, bank, and a butcher as late as the mid-1960s, but they are all gone now. Early settlers of the area were Loyalists ( possibly disbanded soldiers of the King's American Regiment and their families ) displaced by the end of the American Revolution (1780s) later augmented by immigrants from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |